The American Civil Liberties Union asked the US supreme court to block what the group called the imminent deportation of a new group of Venezuelan men detained in Texas without the judicial review previously ordered by the court. In an emergency Friday court filing, ACLU lawyers said dozens of Venezuelan men held in Immigration and…
The Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks combined for the highest-scoring single inning this season during Friday’s matinée game. The 16-run eighth inning turned a low-scoring blowout into an offensively-potent and entertaining ball game. Cubs hit three home runs in eighth inning, propelling Chicago to a 13-11 win over Diamondbacks The Cubs were dominating the Diamondbacks,…
Ukraine started today with, for once, the diplomatic wind in its sails. It had finally agreed a mineral deal “framework” with Washington. An agreement that would see the US invest in Ukraine’s recovery, in return for a share of the country’s future profits from its natural resources, energy infrastructure and its oil and gas. There…
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday following his ejection during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays and violation of MLB’s social media policy. MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill announced the decision. Chisholm is appealing the…
The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday. About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in…
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich is doing well at home after needing medical attention earlier this week following an incident at a restaurant, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. The 76-year-old Popovich, who missed most of this season while recovering from what the Spurs called a mild stroke,…
It’s very easy for me to feel overwhelmed when I’m shopping for food-related gifts online — and even easier to distract myself with side quests. The simple task of finding a Mother’s Day gift, for example, can turn into an hours-long debate between an increasingly complex amount of options, including plenty of DIY baked goods…
A trial of nearly 200 people arrested in protests against the Turkish government has opened in Istanbul. Mass demonstrations began on 19 March after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu – a key rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – was detained on corruption charges, which he denies. Most of the 189 defendants in the trial, which opened…
Harvard University is in a standoff with Donald Trump after rejecting a series of demands from the president’s administration, which critics view as an attack on the elite college for its reputation among conservatives as a bastion of liberal thought. After cutting off its funding, Trump has reportedly given the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a…
The first round of the NBA playoffs are set to begin on Saturday, April 19th— and bettors are taking advantage of the different odds available across multiple sportsbooks. Here’s a selection of unique prop bets being offered at DraftKings Sportsbook, with odds as of April 18th. Conference to win NBA Finals Western conference: -120 (bet…
